Specifies the location of the application log file. For example, to start at the first position for a date and time entry such as Mar 21 2002 10:10:23, enter 1. This field is available only when you select Enable Parsing for a syslog port application log file.

Date/Time field length

Specifies the number of characters to allow for date and time information. For example, to specify the length for a date and time entry such as Mar 21 2002 10:10:23, enter 20. This field is only available when you select Enable Parsing for a syslog port application log file.

Valid field delimiters

Specifies valid characters that delimit information in a log file. This field is available only when you select Enable Parsing.

Enable space as a delimiter

Specifies to use a space as the delimiting character. This field is available only when you select Enable Parsing.

Enable tab as a delimiter

Specifies to use a tab as the delimiting character. This field is available only when you select Enable Parsing.

Parameter to use as Event Id

Specifies the event ID you want to assign to log entries. Enter 0 or leave this field blank if you do not want to use a parameter for the event ID. This field is available only when you select Enable Parsing.

Event source

Specifies the source of events. This field is available only when you select Enable Parsing.

note

The parsing capabilities are new to Security Manager 4.10 and are only available for the following application log types: